Stanchion



A. QUADE ET AL STANCHION 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 Filed M ay 28, 1925 fiZq/ July 1 ,1927. QUADE ET AL 1,636,072

STANCHION Filed May 28, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 19, 1927.

' A. QUADE ET AL STANCHION 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 28, 1925 Patented July :19, 1927.

UNITED STATES'NPATENT,OFFICE."

ALFRED QUADE AND ARTHUR KLUMB, OF WEST BEND, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNORS TO 7 .WEST BEND EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, OF WEST BEND, WISCONSIN, A CORPORA- TION OF WISCONSIN.

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Application filed May 28,1925. Serial No. 33,360.

This invention relates to stanchions and the object of the invention is to improve the construction and operation of stanchions in the manner to be hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawings which accompany this specification and form apart hereof, which drawings illustrate an embodiment of this invention, and on which drawings the same reference characters are used todesignate the same parts, Fig. 1 is an elevation of a stanchion and part of a stall, the stanchion being shown in its closed position; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing parts occupying different positions from the positions which they are shown occupying in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a vertical section of parts of the mechanism; Fig; 42 is an elevation of parts of the mechanism looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 4 on 1 of the drawings; Fig. 5 is a section'taken on the line 5-5 on Fig. 1 of the drawings, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows; Fig. 6 is a plan view of parts of the apparatus; Fig 7 is a perspective view of a part; and Fig. 8 is a section of parts of the mechanism taken on the line 88 on Fig. 2 of the drawings, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. 7

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates uprights ofxa stall and these uprights are illustrated by the drawin gs as secured in place by clamps 2 which are secured in cement or concrete 3. The uprights 1 are secured by clamps 4 to a top rail 5 and. are provided with side rails or partitions 6. The clamps 4 also support and guide an operating rod 7, which may be either a solid rod or a piece of pipe, for operating movable sure stops 8 which are located between the fixed bows 9 of stanchions and the adjacent uprights 1. It will be understood, of course, that a number of stalls are arranged in alinement and that the operating rod 7 operates the movable sure stops 8 for a plurality of stalls. The movable sure stops 8 are provided with crank arms 10 and 11 at their tops and bottoms and the upper crank arms 10 are pivoted on pivots 12 which are secured to the top rail 5 by clamps 13. The lower crank arms 11 are ivoted upon pivots 14 which extend upwar 1 ill) y from anchors 15 secured in the cement or concrete 3. The pivots 12 and 14 for a movable sure stop '8 are in line with 17 which is secured to the operating rod .7."

It will be readily understood that, by re ciprocating the operating rod 7, a plurality of movable sure stops can be actuated in unison and that each movable sure stop may be moved through an arc of 180 from a position close to. an adjacent upright l'to a position substantially midway between that upright '1 and the fixed bow ofthe stanjchion, or from the latter position to the former position. The movable bow of a stanchion is designated by the reference numeral 18 and between the movable bow of the stanchion and the adjacent upright 1, a fixed sure stop 19 is provided.

Astanchion is designated, for convenience of reference, by thereference numeral 20 and its fixed and movable bows may be con structed'from pieces of channel iron 21 and '22, with the channels opening outwardly,

and with pieces of wood or other suitable material 23 and 2 secured to the insides thereof. The channel iron 21 of the fixed bow 9 is illustrated by'the drawings as bent at each end to provide substantially parallel horizontal top and bottom members 25 and 26.

The stanchion is hung from the .top rail 5, in a manner to be hereinafter described,

A clamp 27, which is of an inverted U-shaped' form,

is clamped, by a single bolt 28, upon the bottom member 26 of the channel iron 21 of the fixed bow 9, and a flexible member,

the bolt 28 and to a ring member 30 which is. adjustably secured by a nut 31 to an anchor 32 which is set in the cement or concrete 3. The clamp 27 is provided with inwardly such as the loose chain29, is connected to v projecting shoulders 33 and 34 which are substantially parallel with the outstanding edges of the channel iron 21 and which, while so close to the edges of the 'channel iron that rocking of" the clamp 27 is substantially prevented, are free enough so that the clamp may be moved freely back and forth upon the bottom member 26 when the nut on the bolt 28 is loosened. By using a clamp which is provided with means for preventing its rocking, such as the shoulders 33 and 34 or an equivalent construction, one bolt is all that is necessary to secure a clamp in position, it being understood, of course, that the purpose is to hold a clamp firmly in position upon a channel iron without having to set a bolt up so tight that the channel iron would be mutilated. A hinge member 35 is secured to the channel iron 22 of the movable bow 18 by rivets 36, or other suitable fastening means, and a hinge pin 37 connects the hinge member 35 with a hinge member 38 which is adjustably secured in place upon the bottom member 26 of the fixed bow 9 by a bolt 39. The hinge member 38 is provided with shoulders 40 and 41 to prevent its rocking upon the bottom member 26 of the fixed bow 9, as heretofore described in connection with the clamp 27. The hinge member 35, the hinge pin 37, and the hinge member 38 constitute a hinge 42 for hinging the movable or swinging bow 18 to the fixed bow 9 by an adjustable hinge connect-ion, as, by loosening the nut 4-3 on the bolt 39, the distance between the fixed bow 9 and the movable or swinging bow 18 can be increased or decreased to suit the size of the neck of the animal which is to be secured in the stanchion. A stop 4:4: is adjustably secured to the top member 25 of the fixed bow 9 and can be positioned. by means of the bolt l5 to correspond with the position of the hinge 1 2 on the bottom member 26 so that the movable or swinging bow 18 will bc, when closed, substantially parallel with. the vertical part of the fixed how 9. It will be understood, of course. that, when the distance between the bows has been changed, the clamp 27 and the upper clamp 46 will be shifted or adjusted. to positions about midway between the bows, when the movable or swinging, bow closed. The upper clamp 46 is illustrated as provided with a hollow cylindrical upper part 47 with a closed top provided with a hole e18 for a suspension bolt 49. The hole 48 is sufficiently large to permit the upper clamp 1-6, and consequently the stanchion 20, to swing freely in any direction to the extent permitted by the flexible member or chain 29. The upper clamp i6 is also illustrated as provided with oppositely disposed lugs 50 and 51 extending outwardly from the cylindrical part 47, and a ring 52 is provided with oppositely disposed notches 53 to engage with the lugs 50 and 51 to prevent the stanchion from being turned. The upper clamp 46 is clamped to the top member 25 of the fixed V bow 9 by means of a bolt 5d and the cylindrical part 47 is provided with .so positioned on the link 5 a passage way 55 for a cam 56 of a link 57 which is freely slidable in the channel 58 of the channel iron 21 and through the passageway 55. lVhen the movable or swinging how 18 is closed, the cam 56 should be high enough to lift the ring 52 clear of the lugs 50 and 51, so that the stanchion can swing freely, and the cam 56 should be 7 that when the movable or swinging bow 18 is open, the ring 52 will not be supported by the cam 56 and can drop to aposition where the lugs 50 and 51 will be received in the notches 53 on the ring to prevent the stanchion from being turned. The ring 52 is prevented from turning movement by projections 59 and 60 which extend between the parts 61 and 62 of the hanger 63 which is secured to the top rail 5 by acap 64: and bolts 65.

The link 57 is pivoted by a bolt or pivot 66 to an extension 67 which is secured against the channel iron 22 of the swinging or movable bow 18 by a bolt 68, and which has a lip 69 extending into the channel of the channel iron 22 to serve as an abutment for a spring 70 which presses a latch 71 upwardly to engage behind a catch 7 formed as a part of the stop 44. The catch 7 2 is bevelled or rounded on its outer side and the inner side of the top of the latch 71 is rounded, as designated by the reference numeral 73, to co-act, in fastening, with the rounded part 7% of the catch 72. The bolt (38 passes through a slot 75 in the latch 71 and a projection 76 extends from the latch 71 tluiough a slot- 77 in the extension 67.

The link 57 is provided with a knob or stop 78 on its free end which can contact with the stops 79 and 80 on the stop 4d: to limit the extent of the swinging or opening movement of the lllOVtllJlO or swinging how 18 of .the stanchion. The knob or stop 78 is illustrated by the drawings as small enough to slide through the channel 58 of the top member 25 of the channel iron 21 of the fixed how 9 and any suitable means or construction may be provided to prevent disengagement of the parts. The drawings il lustrate the link 5? as provided with a stop 81 adapted to contact with the extension 67 to limitthe upward extent of movement of the free end of the link 57 so that the knob or stop 78 will not rise above the stops 7 9 and 80.

The ring member 30 can be adjusted, by means of the nut 31., longitudinally of the stall to provide for the length of a cow and the top of the stanchion can be correspondingly adjusted longitudinally of the stall by loosening the nuts 82 on the bolts and moving the hanger 63 longitudinally of the stall. The hanger 63 is secured by the bolts '65 against the bottom of alower cap mem- Hit) Lit)

ber 83. A notched )latc 84 removably fits into the part 61 of the hanger 63 and is retained in place by the pivoted latch 85, The latch 85 can be swung up on its pivot 86 free of the notched plate 84 and the notched plate 84 can then be slid out far enough to be free from the suspension bolt 49 and. the top of the stanchion can be moved to another position longitudinally of the stall. The notched plate 84- can then be pushed back and the latch 85 lowered to retain it in place. It will be readily understood, from an inspection of F ig; 3 of the drawings, that the suspension bolt 4.9 bears against a flange 87 on the part 69. of the hanger 63 and the notched plate 84 and that the nut 88 on the suspension bolt 49 supports the stanchion byresting upon thefiange 87 and the notched plate 84.

The stop 4A is provided with shoulders 89 and 90 which project over the edges of the flanges of the top member of the channel iron 21 of the fixed how 9 to prevent rocking of the stop 44 which is held in posi tion by the single bolt 4.5.

The construction and operation, and the principles of construction and operation of the stanchion are obvious from the foregoing description taken in connection with the of the stanchion.

(.lrawings. The movable sure stops 8 are intended to be moved into position ad acent the fixed bows of the stanchions, when'the stanchions are to be opened, and to be moved back away from the stanchions when the stanchions are to be closed. The movable sure stops 8 and the fixed sure stops 19 thus block the fronts of stalls in a well-known manner. swinging bows of the stanchions also act as sure stops to block the fronts of stalls when the stanchions are opened because the rings 52. when released from the cams 56, drop down and engage the lugs and 51, on the upper clamp 46, within the notches 53 and the projections 59 and 60 prevent the turning of a ring and its stanchion.

What we claim is:

i. The combination with a stanchion, of a plurality of coacting members for suspending the stanchion and permitting rotational. movements thereof, and a vertically movable, non-rotatable member, independent of the stanchion but adapted to coact therewith to prevent rotational movement 2. The combination with a stanchion, of a plurality of coacting members for suspending the stanchion for rotational movements, and a vertically movable, non-rotatable ring member independent of the stanchion but adapted to coact therewith to prevent rotational movements thereof.

3. The combination with a stanchion comprising a fixed bow and a movable bow, of

The fixed and the movable or a stationary member and a member secured to the stanchion but rotatable with respect to said stationary member for suspending the stanchion to. permit rotational movements thereof, a member connecting the fixed bow and the movable bow and provided with a cam, and a vertically movable, non-rotatable member, adapted. to be positioned by movements of said cam into positions of engagement or disengagement with said stan chion.

4. The combination with a stanchion comprising a fixed bow and a movable bow, of means for suspending the stanchion, vertically movable locking means upon the means for suspending the stanchion to prevent rotation of the stanchion, a latch connectin the fixed bow and the movable bow and adapted tocontrolsaid locking means so that the stanchion can be rotated when the movable bow is closed while the opening of the movablebow causes the stanchion to be locked against rotation.

5. The combination with a stanchion comprising a fixed bow with substantially horizontal top and bottom members and a movable bow hinged to the bottom member, of

means for 'rotatably suspending'the stanchion. a non-rotatable locking member sur rounding said means for rotatably suspending the stanchion, and means connecting the fixed bow and the movable bow and adapted to determine the position of said locking member.

6. The combination with a stanchion comprising a fixed bow and a movable bow hinged together at their lower ends and the fixed bow being provided with a substantially horizontal top member of channel iron with the channel opened outwardly, of locking means to lock the two bows together, means for rotatably supporting the stanchion, a vertically movable but non-rotatable member adapted to prevent the rotation of the stanchion, a link pivotally connected to the movable bow and extending through the channel of the channel iron of the top member of the fixed bow and provided with a signatures.

ALFRED QUADE. ARTHUR H. KLUMB. 

